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NHL issues updated theme night guidance, bans players from using Pride tape on the ice

The NHL sent a memo to teams last week clarifying what players can and cannot do as part of theme celebrations this season, including a ban on the use of rainbow-colored stick tape for the Pride nights that have become a hot-button issue in hockey. The updated guidance reaffirms on-ice player uniforms and gear for games, warmups […]

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Barry Melrose, NHL analyst and ex-Lightning coach, retires from broadcasting, ESPN announces

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Barry Melrose, an NHL analyst and former coach who spent a short time with the Tampa Bay Lighting, is retiring from broadcasting after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, ESPN announced on Tuesday. Melrose coached the Los Angeles Kings from 1992 to 1995, including a Stanley Cup Finals appearance, according to ESPN. […]

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Israeli-American pitcher Kremer making 1st playoff start for Orioles while family affected by war

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Israeli-American pitcher Dean Kremer will make his first career playoff start for the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night while thinking about family members in Israel, where war has been declared following a deadly incursion by militant group Hamas. Kremer said he has no hesitation about pitching Game 3 of the AL […]

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Today in history: Jury finds O.J. Simpson not guilty of murder

(AP) — Today is Tuesday, Oct. 3, the 276th day of 2023. There are 89 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Oct. 3, 1995, the jury in the O.J. Simpson murder trial in Los Angeles found the former football star not guilty of the 1994 slayings of his former wife, Nicole […]